The issue presented by this appeal is whether an author who posts an article on MySpace.com can state a cause of action for invasion of privacy and/or intentional infliction of emotional distress against a person who submits that article to a newspaper for republication. The trial court concluded not and sustained the demurrer to appellants' complaint without leave to amend.

Appellants cont

Tim Dempsey, the former Chief of Police for Elkhorn, Nebraska, appeals the district court's denial of his First Amendment retaliation claims against the City of Omaha. The events giving rise to this action occurred in the context of Omaha's contested and protracted annexation of Elkhorn. Throughout and following this process, Omaha hired most Elkhorn employees who sought employment with Omaha.

Sergeant Randy Mucha was arrested in 2006 for unlawfully requesting a criminal background check. After the prosecutors dropped all charges against him, Mucha filed a series of complaints in both federal and state court. The only federal claim to survive the defendants’ motions to dismiss was Mucha’s false arrest claim. Upon the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment, the district court

¶ 1. SKOGLUND, J. In this Access to Public Records Act case, plaintiff appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to defendants, the City of Burlington and the Burlington Police Department (collectively “the City”). The trial court concluded that the City lawfully withheld certain records as relevant to plaintiff’s ongoing traffic court case. Plaintiff argues that

[¶1] In 2005, Katie Gniadek attended Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake and met Michael Newton, a volunteer counselor. More than two months after Gniadek left the Camp, Newton sexually assaulted her. At issue on appeal are Gniadek’s claims that (1) Camp Sunshine’s negligence led to the sexual assault, and (2) the Camp is vicariously liable for Newton’s conduct. Because we conclude that Gniadek ca

Edward Smith appeals the order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania granting summary judgment against him on his due process claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and on his state law defamation and right of privacy claims. Smith also appeals the District Court’s judgment as a matter of law on his claim for punitive damages arising from a § 1983 retaliation claim

Kevin Webb, age 19, sued the Virginian-Pilot on a libel theory claiming that it falsely reported that he bullied a classmate. He claimed that the information published about him was false and misleading.

The Virginia-Pilot had this to say about the case:

"The Virginian-Pilot libeled a Great Bridge High School student when it reported that he bullied a schoolmate, a Circuit Court

Following an Austin television station's broadcast of an "investigative" news report that negatively portrayed his work as a neurosurgeon, Dr. Byron Neely and the professional association through which he practiced, Byron D. Neely, P.A. (collectively "Neely," except when the distinction is relevant), asserted causes of action for libel against the reporter who had written and presented the story,

This is a direct appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court, Collier County, that the following laws were unconstitutional: Laws 1968, ch. 68--94, creating the City of Naples Parking Authority; Laws 1969, ch. 69--1325, amending Ch. 68--94 and granting additional powers to the City of Naples Parking Authority; Laws 1969, ch. 69--1327, amending Ch. 68--94 and creating the Fifth Avenue Parking Tax D

We granted Western Washington University’s (University) petition to review a decision of the Court of Appeals in which that court reversed the superior court’s denial of Perry Mills’s request for relief from an order of the University’s Board of Trustees suspending Mills for two academic quarters. The basis of the court’s decision was that the University violated the Administrative Proce

This appeal is yet another chapter in the protracted litigation between plaintiffs and defendants regarding allegedly defamatory statements that defendant Gatti, an attorney, made to reporters about plaintiff Brown, a doctor. On appeal, plaintiffs make numerous assignments of error. We affirm and write to address only the first assignment of error, concerning summary judgment on plaintiffs' third

Manuel Ismael (“the former owner”) appeals from an order denying his exceptions to the report and recommendation of the general magistrate, and the final order denying his motion to vacate the default final judgment and foreclosure sale. We affirm.

In 2003, the City of Miami passed an ordinance authorizing the City Attorney “to take any action in law or in equity to collect on municip

At issue today is the constitutionality of an ordinance that the Manatee County, Florida Board of County Commissioners (“the Board”) adopted to regulate sexually oriented businesses in Manatee County (“the County”). Peek-a-Boo Lounge of Bradenton, Inc. (“Peek-a-Boo”), an adult dancing establishment in Manatee County, along with two similar establishments, sued 1 the County claiming tha

¶1 Ted Parks, LLC, appeals from an order of the trial court granting the motion for summary judgment filed by Christopher E. Benton and denying the motion for summary judgment filed by Parks. The issue presented is whether Benton was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. This appeal is governed by Supreme Court Rule 1.36, 12 O.S. Supp. 2010, ch. 15, app. 1, and proceeds without appellate brief

In this interlocutory appeal, ZYZY Corporation, publisher of the Eagle Pass News-Guide, a newspaper of general circulation in Maverick County, complains of the trial court’s order denying its motion for summary judgment in a libel suit brought by Gloria Hernandez. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann § 51.014(a)(6) (West 2008). We hold Hernandez’s suit is not barred by limitations and that Z

Alan Nogiec, a former director of the Parks and Recreation Department of Isle of Wight County (County), sued the County for breach of contract and its assistant administrator, Patrick Small, for defamation. A jury found for Nogiec on both claims, and the County and Small appealed. We granted review to consider two questions: first, whether the evidence on damages was sufficient to support the jury

Wife appeals the trial court's dissolution judgment, assigning error to the court's spousal support award and property division. We reject her contentions concerning spousal support without discussion and write only to address wife's argument that, when dividing the parties' property, the trial court erred by valuing husband's retirement accounts (the "Retirement Income Plan" and the "Savings Plan

This appeal takes us into the heart of local politics, and what appears to be a bitter dispute between Beth Perkins, the former elected treasurer of Clayton Charter Township in Michigan and the Township’s other officials. Perkins asserts that the Township, and specifically Rod Shumaker, the Township’s supervisor, retaliated against her for exercising her First Amendment rights. However, we hol

Edward Smith appeals the order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania granting summary judgment against him on his due process claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and on his state law defamation and right of privacy claims. Smith also appeals the District Court’s judgment as a matter of law on his claim for punitive damages arising from a § 1983 retaliation claim

This appeal takes us into the heart of local politics, and what appears to be a bitter dispute between Beth Perkins, the former elected treasurer of Clayton Charter Township in Michigan and the Township’s other officials. Perkins asserts that the Township, and specifically Rod Shumaker, the Township’s supervisor, retaliated against her for exercising her First Amendment rights. However, we hol

This action arises out of a rental agreement for self-service storage space between Penn Self Storage and Jane Low. After a jury trial on Low’s claim that Penn violated provisions of Wis. Stat. § 704.90 (2007-08),[1] which governs self-service storage facilities, the court entered judgment in favor of Low for $15,000 in compensatory damages, plus costs and interest. Low presents two issues on

This appeal arises from a petition to terminate the use of property as a burial ground. The plaintiffs purchased property in which an abandoned cemetery was situated. They filed this complaint for court approval to terminate the use of the property as a burial ground and remove and reinter the remains to another cemetery, pursuant to Tennessee statutes. An attorney ad litem was appointed to repres

The plaintiffs in these consolidated cases appeal trial court judgments holding that their claims against the defendants, the Bossier Parish Police Jury, the Office of Bossier Parish Engineer, and Joseph “Butch” Ford, Jr., in his capacity as Bossier Parish Engineer, have prescribed. For the following reasons, we reverse the trial court judgments and remand to the trial court for further procee

This appeal arises from a probate proceeding in which a jury found Belton Kleberg Johnson (“B”) executed certain wills and trusts as a result of undue influence. The jury further found that the reasonable and necessary fees and expenses for the services of Plaintiffs’ attorneys in connection with both the will contest and the trust contest were in excess of $6.1 million, plus additional att

This appeal arises from a probate proceeding in which a jury found Belton Kleberg Johnson (“B”) executed certain wills and trusts as a result of undue influence. The jury further found that the reasonable and necessary fees and expenses for the services of Plaintiffs’ attorneys in connection with both the will contest and the trust contest were in excess of $6.1 million, plus additional att